CVE-2024-3116 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability through the validate binary path API in pgAdmin 4

2024-04-0414:59:37

PostgreSQL

github.com

cve-2024-3116

remote code execution

pgadmin 4

binary path validation

server security

database management

CVSS3

7.4

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

LOW

Integrity Impact

LOW

Availability Impact

LOW

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

AI Score

8.2

Confidence

Low

EPSS

0.003

Percentile

65.8%

SSVC

Exploitation

poc

Automatable

Technical Impact

total

JSON

pgAdmin <= 8.4 is affected by a Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability through the validate binary path API. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on the server hosting PGAdmin, posing a severe risk to the database management system’s integrity and the security of the underlying data.

ADP Affected

[
  {
    "cpes": [
      "cpe:2.3:a:postgresql:pgadmin_4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
    ],
    "vendor": "postgresql",
    "product": "pgadmin_4",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "0",
        "lessThan": "8.5",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ],
    "defaultStatus": "affected"
  }
]